Recent posts by Brian Albrecht, The Plain Dealer - cleveland.comtag:profile.cleveland.com,2015:balbrech/53282015-03-03T22:36:11ZMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceFred Moore recalls duty as first black Honor Guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldiertag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.153123072015-02-25T20:35:00Z2015-02-25T20:35:00ZFred Moore, 79, of Cleveland, was the first black American to join the Honor Guard at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns in 1961, a distinction he didn't realize when he started duty at the monument. balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Fred Moore, 79, of Cleveland, was the first black American to join the Honor Guard at Arlington National Cemetery's Tomb of the Unknowns in 1961, a distinction he didn't realize when he started duty at the monument.
Champion runner Harrison Dillard never lost his stride as World War II infantrymantag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/profiles-of-service/index.ssf/8003021.151901142015-02-22T12:05:00Z2015-02-22T12:05:00ZHarrison Dillard was a star track and field athlete when World War II started and he joined an all-black Army infantry unit fighting in Italy. But he said it only improved the skill that took him to four Olympic gold wins after the war.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Harrison Dillard was a star track and field athlete when World War II started and he joined an all-black Army infantry unit fighting in Italy. But he said it only improved the skill that took him to four Olympic gold wins after the war.
Mercedes Lawson enjoying service aboard Navy aircraft carriertag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.152401372015-02-18T21:38:00Z2015-02-18T21:38:00ZNavy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mercedes Lawson, of Cleveland, is pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor through her military service. She is currently serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Mercedes Lawson, of Cleveland, is pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor through her military service. She is currently serving aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington.
Joint Veterans' Council of Cuyahoga County salutes military chaplainstag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.152174252015-02-14T22:22:00Z2015-02-14T22:22:00ZIn a break from tradition, the Joint Veterans' Council of Cuyahoga County did not bestow its Veteran of the Year award on a single veteran but instead honored all military chaplains at its 90th anniversary luncheon Saturday.
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In a break from tradition, the Joint Veterans' Council of Cuyahoga County did not bestow its Veteran of the Year award on a single veteran but instead honored all military chaplains at its 90th anniversary luncheon Saturday.
New veterans suicide prevention act draws local VA praisetag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.151972862015-02-12T21:00:00Z2015-02-12T21:00:00ZSigning of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act by President Barack Obama Thursday was applauded by mental health officials and counselors at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Signing of the Clay Hunt Suicide Prevention for American Veterans Act by President Barack Obama Thursday was applauded by mental health officials and counselors at the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Robert Madison remembers challenges facing Buffalo Soldierstag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/profiles-of-service/index.ssf/8003021.151153472015-02-06T12:00:00Z2015-02-06T12:00:00ZRobert Madison fought prejudice and the Germans as a member of the all-black Army 92nd Infantry Division during World War II.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Robert Madison fought prejudice and the Germans as a member of the all-black Army 92nd Infantry Division during World War II.
Bomber days of I-X Center subject of museum dinnertag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.151399112015-02-05T20:27:00Z2015-02-05T20:27:00ZThe International Women's Air and Space Museum at Burke Lakefront Airport will present a dinner program Feb. 13 about the history of the I-X Center, going back to the days when it produced B-29 bomber parts during World War II.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
The International Women's Air and Space Museum at Burke Lakefront Airport will present a dinner program Feb. 13 about the history of the I-X Center, going back to the days when it produced B-29 bomber parts during World War II.
Abraham Lincoln program opens with salute to Soldiers' and Sailors' Monumenttag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.151396232015-02-05T20:24:00Z2015-02-05T20:24:00ZFebruary is a month honoring our 16th president through the "Lincoln at Cleveland 2015" program which opens with an opening exhibit reception at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library on Feb. 7, featuring exhibits about the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument on Public Square.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
February is a month honoring our 16th president through the "Lincoln at Cleveland 2015" program which opens with an opening exhibit reception at the main branch of the Cleveland Public Library on Feb. 7, featuring exhibits about the Cuyahoga County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument on Public Square.
Plans for Greater Cleveland Fisher House rounding thirdtag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.151302762015-02-05T17:23:00Z2015-02-05T17:23:00ZEfforts to build the Greater Cleveland Fisher House, providing a place for veterans and their families to stay while a vet is receiving medical treatment here, may be entering their final year. balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Efforts to build the Greater Cleveland Fisher House, providing a place for veterans and their families to stay while a vet is receiving medical treatment here, may be entering their final year.
Medina VFW Post 5137 features ceiling of honortag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.150738362015-02-03T20:53:00Z2015-02-03T20:53:00ZMedina VFW Post 5137 has 109 ceiling tiles bearing an artistic commemoration of members' military service from World War II through Afghanistan.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Medina VFW Post 5137 has 109 ceiling tiles bearing an artistic commemoration of members' military service from World War II through Afghanistan.
Rev. Timothy Broglio featured guest at JVCOCC luncheontag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.150894842015-02-03T20:26:00Z2015-02-03T20:26:00ZRev. Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, is expected to attend the annual luncheon of the Joint Veterans Council of Cuyahoga County on Feb. 14 which is honoring all military chaplains, past and present.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Rev. Timothy Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA, is expected to attend the annual luncheon of the Joint Veterans Council of Cuyahoga County on Feb. 14 which is honoring all military chaplains, past and present.
Mark Beytas serving as lone soldier in Israel Defense Forcestag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.150543792015-01-28T18:02:00Z2015-01-28T18:02:00ZMark Beytas, of Beachwood, joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last March as a way of serving that country and establishing a closer cultural connection. He talked about his service during a recent visit home.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Mark Beytas, of Beachwood, joined the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last March as a way of serving that country and establishing a closer cultural connection. He talked about his service during a recent visit home.
Ohio National Guard will not deploy in Ebola battletag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.150707722015-01-28T16:16:00Z2015-01-28T16:16:00ZOhio National Guardsmen who had been scheduled to deploy in April to assist in the battle against the Ebola virus in West Africa will not be sent after all because the Department of Defense says they're no longer needed there.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Ohio National Guardsmen who had been scheduled to deploy in April to assist in the battle against the Ebola virus in West Africa will not be sent after all because the Department of Defense says they're no longer needed there.
Navy aviator Richard Schulte helped get TOPGUN off the ground: Obituarytag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.150614842015-01-27T17:02:00Z2015-01-27T17:02:00ZRichard "Dick" Schulte, of Brecksville, died Jan. 22, and had a long and colorful Navy career that included flying combat missions during the war in Korea and Vietnam, assisting in creating the Navy's fighter pilot training school known as TOPGUN, and commanding the aircraft carrier USS Midway.
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Richard "Dick" Schulte, of Brecksville, died Jan. 22, and had a long and colorful Navy career that included flying combat missions during the war in Korea and Vietnam, assisting in creating the Navy's fighter pilot training school known as TOPGUN, and commanding the aircraft carrier USS Midway.
Richard France remembers atomic test, Korean Wartag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/profiles-of-service/index.ssf/8003021.150325192015-01-24T12:00:00Z2015-01-24T12:00:00ZRichard France, 86, of Garfield Heights, witnessed atomic bomb testing in the Pacific before serving as an Army supply sergeant during the Korean War.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Richard France, 86, of Garfield Heights, witnessed atomic bomb testing in the Pacific before serving as an Army supply sergeant during the Korean War.
Montford Point Marine John Campbell gets Congressional Gold Medaltag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.150193942015-01-22T17:21:00Z2015-01-22T17:21:00ZSeventy-one years after John Campbell joined the all-black Montford Point Marines during World War II, he was presented with a Congressional Gold Medal at the Warrensville office of Congresswoman Marcia Fudge.
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Seventy-one years after John Campbell joined the all-black Montford Point Marines during World War II, he was presented with a Congressional Gold Medal at the Warrensville office of Congresswoman Marcia Fudge.
For Martin Luther King Day, Northeast Ohioans remember the past, look to the futuretag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.149979102015-01-19T21:01:00Z2015-01-19T21:01:00ZA sampling of Northeast Ohioans, many who personally experienced the days of segregation, discuss the impact of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
A sampling of Northeast Ohioans, many who personally experienced the days of segregation, discuss the impact of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement.
JVCOCC luncheon breaks with tradition to honor military chaplainstag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.149433282015-01-15T12:00:00Z2015-01-15T12:00:00ZThis year's Veteran of the Year luncheon sponsored by the Joint Veterans Council of Cuyahoga County will recognize military chaplains instead of a single award recipient.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
This year's Veteran of the Year luncheon sponsored by the Joint Veterans Council of Cuyahoga County will recognize military chaplains instead of a single award recipient.
Lessons of Afghanistan set Lee Helstein on nursing careertag:www.cleveland.com,2015:/profiles-of-service/index.ssf/8003021.149135242015-01-09T12:00:00Z2015-01-09T12:00:00ZLee Helstein was looking for some direction in life after graduating from Brush High School in 2001. He found that route to a future career while deployed as an Army infantryman in Afghanistan in 2004.balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Lee Helstein was looking for some direction in life after graduating from Brush High School in 2001. He found that route to a future career while deployed as an Army infantryman in Afghanistan in 2004.
Gay Games pumped $52 million into local economy, protests hit downtown streets after police fatally shoot 12-year-old boy, Justice Dept. slams Cleveland police; Year in Review December tag:www.cleveland.com,2014:/metro/index.ssf/8002316.146507962014-12-31T11:45:00Z2014-12-31T11:45:00ZKent State University economics professors report that the 2014 Gay Games added $52 million to the Northeast Ohio economy; protesters stage several demonstrations downtown following the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy by Cleveland police; the U.S. Justice Department issues a report citing excessive use of force by Cleveland police; Ohio Sen. Rob Portman decides against running for president in 2016; balbrechhttp://connect.cleveland.com/user/balbrech/index.html
Kent State University economics professors report that the 2014 Gay Games added $52 million to the Northeast Ohio economy; protesters stage several demonstrations downtown following the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy by Cleveland police; the U.S. Justice Department issues a report citing excessive use of force by Cleveland police; Ohio Sen. Rob Portman decides against running for president in 2016;